Never believe that the fiction writing life makes sense.... It's insanity by definition. Votes: 3
Jo BeverleyEach night about this time he puts on sadness like a garment and goes on writing. Votes: 3
Anne CarsonMy first and biggest love was always fiction writing. But it is a very lonely pastime. Votes: 3
Etgar KeretSo long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing. Votes: 3
Clarice LispectorI kept on writing and illustrating, for this is what I did well because I loved it. Votes: 3
Jean Craighead GeorgeA writer is an organism that will go on writing even after its heart has been cut out. Votes: 3
Wallace StegnerFirst of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic. Votes: 3
Kathy AckerI held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing. Votes: 3
Thomas PerryAt this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making a living at it. Votes: 3
Fred SaberhagenI am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading. Votes: 3
Tony HillermanThe songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion. Votes: 3
Kristin HershI sometimes don't know what I'm writing when I start writing it, on some level. Votes: 1
Josh RadnorI work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber. Votes: 1
David McCulloughWhen I am writing, I'm very much on the ground, on the same ground my characters are treading. Votes: 1
Graham SwiftThere's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly. Votes: 1
Scott SpeedmanMy writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down. Votes: 1
Dick SchaapSocial media is like ancient Egypt: writing things on walls and worshiping cats. Votes: 0
George TakeiPeople have been writing premature obituaries on the women's movement since its beginning. Votes: 0
Ellen GoodmanWriting a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper. Votes: 0
Tara VanDerveerI'm personally attracted to great writing - that's what turns me on the most. Votes: 0
Michael MandoA divine great spirit put awe-words on my mind; my sacred-duty is the writing. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaWriting is thought crystalized on a piece of paper, which can then be reviewed. Votes: 0
Tim FerrissWriting is an affair of yearning for great voyages and hauling on frayed ropes. Votes: 0
Israel ShenkerWriting sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going. Votes: 0
Orson Scott CardThe secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter. Votes: 0
Evan Esar[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts. Votes: 0
Vita Sackville-WestWriting laws based on an abstract theory, rather than reality, is a dangerous undertaking. Votes: 0
Elizabeth WarrenLetter-writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity. Votes: 0
Agnes RepplierMy favorite travel pastime is writing music, either with my guitar or on my computer. Votes: 0
Alexander LudwigWriting, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level. Votes: 0
Cary FukunagaI love writing. I've always written journals. I loved writing the book on living alone. Votes: 0
Barbara FeldonI always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself. Votes: 0
Christian McKayThere's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV. Votes: 0
Vera FarmigaWhile you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying. Votes: 0
Marilyn vos SavantMost of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Votes: 0
Marc MaronWriting is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process. Votes: 0
Isabel AllendeWriting as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three. Votes: 0
Teju ColeIt isn't much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building. Votes: 0
Andrew VachssHe would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigraph on his tombstone. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeStart writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on Votes: 0
Louis L'AmourOften it doesn't occur to you what kind of novel you're writing until quite late on. Votes: 0
Martin AmisIf this whole writing thing doesn't work out, I'll be getting right back on the pole. Votes: 0
Diablo CodySomebody approached me about writing a biography on me, I told them they were too late. Votes: 0
Zach BraffWriting is not just the technical act of your fingers on the keyboard. Writing is living. Votes: 0
Melissa MarrI have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. Votes: 0
Andre PrevinConversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies. Votes: 0
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonNovels begin, not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming - In thinking, not writing. Votes: 0
Joyce Carol OatesEspecially in the last 10 years, the writing on animated shows has jumped by leaps and bounds. Votes: 0
Will FriedleIt's precisely on the Internet that the majority of the writing is terribly bad and uninteresting. Votes: 0
Peter GreenawayThe world before us is a postcard, and I imagine the story we are writing on it. Votes: 0
Mary E. PearsonI am writing graffiti on your body. I am drawing the story of how hard we tried. Votes: 0
Ani DiFrancoEvery time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing. Votes: 0
Taryn ManningThere's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it. Votes: 0
Vince FlynnIt isnât much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building. Votes: 0
Andrew VachssI picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ. Votes: 0
Tracy ChapmanNutty people are always writing me. I always think I must be on some nutty mailing list. Votes: 0
Andy WarholWhatever is going on in your life when you're writing has to somehow seep into your work. Votes: 0
Kate BushFor a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of. Votes: 0
Terry SouthernMost of screenplay writing is deciding which voices you want to listen to and take on board. Votes: 0
Abi MorganI never stopped writing about what was actually going on in my life. There's nothing to hide. Votes: 0
Lana Del ReyI'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere. Votes: 0
Abbie CornishOn the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable. Votes: 0
Alan MooreDo people who believe in reincarnation ever say, Darn, I'm still writing the year 1612 on my checks! Votes: 0
Brian ReganOn tour, it's hard to do much writing, but if I'm on a deadline, I find a way. Votes: 0
Davy RothbartI'm used to pressure. When writing must get done, I work in bed, on a bus, a train. Votes: 0
Darren StarI have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage Votes: 0
Anne McCaffreyI have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage. Votes: 0
Anne McCaffreyWriting out your goals is the first action in a chain of many on the road to achievement. Votes: 0
John Patrick HickeyAs long as one person reads the bullshit I put on paper, and likes it, i'll keep writing. Votes: 0
Benjamin BayaniEarly on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide. Votes: 0
Jack NicholsonSo perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book. Votes: 0
A. A. MilneI'm a Macintosh nut. I got my PowerBook, so if I'm not writing jokes, I'm working on that. Votes: 0
Jeff DunhamWhen I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on. Votes: 0
Carl SandburgWriters of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head. Votes: 0
Robert HarrisWriting is a hellish task, best snuck up on, whacked on the head, robbed and left for dead. Votes: 0
Ann-Marie MacDonaldPaddy Chayefksy was writing and it was a time where everybody was happy to be there [on TV]. Votes: 0
Gena Rowlands[On writing biography:] If you wish to see a person you must not start by seeing through him. Votes: 0
Iris Origowriting is how I understand everything that happens. Writing is the only way I know to move on. Votes: 0
Delia EphronOne thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. Votes: 0
Harrison BirtwistleOnce your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing. Votes: 0
Anne TylerMy history writing was based on what I saw in strange, exotic places rather than just reading books. Votes: 0
Tony JudtI have acting technique; I have singing technique; I don't have a writing technique to fall back on. Votes: 0
Jane LynchAnthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don't know what the hell is going on. Votes: 0
Lily KingI dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf. Votes: 0
Patti SmithIf I could have any job in the world, I'd start out by writing a blog on Wired.com. Votes: 0
Bob DylanI can't listen to music when I'm writing. I like music best in a car or on the train. Votes: 0
Nell FreudenbergerI picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find. Votes: 0
Wilfrid SheedFor me, writing is like being taken on a walk by a footnote: It's amazing where you end up. Votes: 0
Ben SchottWriting on your own is, in a way, a very lonely profession. There's no one there to help you. Votes: 0
Lincoln ChildI began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love. Votes: 0
bell hooksI gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on. Votes: 0
William HagueMy day job is writing for television. So I've been on enough sets, and I know how things work. Votes: 0
Tom ScharplingIt wasn't until I was working on 'Tacky' that I admitted to myself that I was writing a series. Votes: 0
Steven BrustA man would never get the notion of writing a book on the peculiar situation of the human male. Votes: 0
Simone de BeauvoirThere is nothing to writing, all you have to do is, sit on the computer and bleed your thoughts. Votes: 0
Santosh KalwarI think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year. Votes: 0
Michael ShanksHalf the fun of writing a novel is finding out from other people later on what you actually meant. Votes: 0
Iain BanksI developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table. Votes: 0
Patrick WhiteI have T.V. on all the time when I'm writing. I have music on. I'm engaged with the world. Votes: 0
Ishmael ReedI like writing on piano and a computer, and a lot of 'Plans' came out of samples and vocal lines. Votes: 0
Ben GibbardI can remember sitting in a cabin outside of Denver writing that with a can of soup on the stove. Votes: 0
Gordon LightfootI have no television to go on so I get a lot of writing done. That's my substitute for television. Votes: 0
Gore VidalThe process of writing a poem represents work done on the self of the poet, in order to make form. Votes: 0
Muriel RukeyserOne day, I shall explode like an artillery shell and all my bits will be found on the writing table. Votes: 0
Gustave FlaubertI want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing. Votes: 0
Jack WhitehallTeaching writing puts you on the point of a pin in terms of what you want your own writing to be. Votes: 0
Jane AlisonYou can be writing every day. When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story. Votes: 0
Steve RushinI did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in. Votes: 0
Dustin Hoffman